JPH0743017Y2 - Portable spherical food storage case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] << Industrial Application Field >> The present invention relates to a thin, portable spherical food storage case that can be easily stored in a pocket for storing small-sized health foods and mouth drops.

<< Prior Art >> A lot of portable cases for accommodating a small oral preparation conventionally known as a so-called "Nitan case" have been submitted, but the present inventor does not know a case having a structure similar to the case of the present invention.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> The present invention is to provide a compact case in which the thumb can be used to easily open and close the spherical food take-out hole while holding it in the palm, and after use, the spherical food take-out hole can be stored in a thin pocket.

<Example> A case main body 1 is formed by fitting a tray-shaped bottom lid A forming a case and an upper lid B having substantially the same shape so that their peripheral edges face each other.

The upper lid B is provided with a small hole 2 at the center thereof, an annular recess 3 is provided on the outer periphery of the small hole 2 as a center, and an opening 5 is formed at a part of the peripheral edge of the recess 3. The spherical food product take-out hole 4 is provided at one location on the outer periphery of the upper lid B facing the hole 5.

On the other hand, a disc 6 having the following structure, which is large enough to cover the upper surface of the annular recess 3, is attached to the upper surface of the annular recess 3 of the upper lid B.

That is, the disk 6 is provided with the protrusion 8 for rotational driving at one position near the peripheral edge of the upper surface thereof. It should be noted that if the surface of the disk 6 is formed to be a rough surface, it will prevent slippage and can be rotated more easily.

From the portion of the disk 6 on which the protrusion 8 is located, near the lower surface rim,
An arm 7 having a length that passes through the opening 5 of the upper lid B and reaches the spherical food product taking-out hole 4 located on the outer periphery from the back side of the upper lid B.
Is extended and the rotating shaft 9 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the disk 6.
Is projected downward. Then, the rotary shaft 9 is fitted into the small hole 2 of the upper lid B via the return spring 10, and the arm 7 extending to a part of the disk 6 passes through the opening 5 formed through the upper lid B. The disk 6 is rotatably attached to the upper surface of the annular recess 3 of the upper lid B by inserting the disk 6 toward the food take-out hole 4 side.

Reference numeral 11 is a spherical food filling hole provided on one side of the bottom lid A side, and this hole 11 is opened and closed by a slide closing tool 12.

<Operation> When removing the spherical food from the case, hold the case as shown in FIG. 7, press the projection 8 on the disk 6 with your thumb, and rotate the disk 6 slightly clockwise. The arm 7 received on the lower surface of 7 also slightly rotates by the width of the opening 5, and the food take-out hole 4 is opened. When closing, when the thumb holding the projection 8 is released, the arm 7 is automatically returned to the original closed position and rotated by the restoring force of the rotation return spring 10, and the hole 4 is covered by the tip of the arm 7. To be done.

<Effect of Device> Since the device of the present invention is configured and operates as described above, the spherical food product take-out hole can be opened and closed with the hand while holding the case. Moreover, the opening operation requires only a small distance to rotate the thumb, and the closing operation requires only releasing the thumb from the protrusion.
Compared with the conventional slide type opening / closing mechanism, it can be used easily and smoothly even while walking.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the entire case, Fig. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a top lid and a bottom lid without a disc, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the disc, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the case, FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the case, and FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view. A ... bottom lid, B ... top lid, 2 ... small hole, 3 ... recessed hole, 4 ... food extraction hole, 5 ... open hole, 6 ... disc, 7 ... arm, 9 ... rotating shaft, 10
… Return spring, 11… Spherical food filling hole, 12… Slide closure.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a carrying case in which a tray-shaped bottom lid A and an upper lid B having substantially the same shape are stacked with their peripheral edges facing each other, the upper lid B has a small portion at the center thereof. A hole 2 is provided, an annular recess 3 is provided around the small hole 2 at the outer periphery thereof, an opening 5 is formed in a part of the recess 3, and an outer circumference of the upper lid B facing the opening 5 is formed. A spherical food product take-out hole 4 is provided in a part, a disk 6 having a size that covers the upper surface of the annular concave portion 3 is formed, and a protrusion 8 for rotation drive is provided at one location of the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the disk 6, An arm 7 having a length that passes through the opening 5 and extends from the back side of the upper lid B to the spherical food product taking-out hole 4 located on the outer periphery of the upper lid B is provided on the lower surface, and the rotary shaft 9 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the disk 6.
Is projected downward, and the rotary shaft 9 is fitted into the small hole 2 of the upper lid B through the return spring 10 to rotatably mount the disc 6 on the upper surface of the annular recess 3 of the upper lid B. A spherical food filling hole 11 is provided in part, and this filling hole 11
A portable spherical food storage case in which the slide closure 12 is used to open and close.